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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Ancient Egyptians understand well, according to Chapter 42?

2. How many degrees are allocated on the elliptic for each constellation?

3. How many years does it take for the axis angle to make a full cycle oscillation across the range?

4. What did Hancock's researcher do in Chapter 50?

5. What did sacred writings offer evidence of in Chapter 41?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theory is the focus of Chapter 51?

2. What message did Hancock wish to send to mankind in Chapter 52?

3. Why did specialists misinterpret or ignore Bauval's discovery as evidence of an ancient civilization?

4. What two aspects of the Great Pyramid remain a mystery?

5. Explain why seasons occur in different hemispheres.

6. What did the ancient Egyptians mean when they believed the Sphinx guarded the "Splendid Place at the Beginning of All Time"?

7. What did the founder of modern Egyptology mean in Chapter 34 when he said that the Great Pyramid's builders "thought like men 100 feet tall"?

8. What is the cycle of precession?

9. Is it a coincidence that the Great Pyramid is an accurate scale-model of Earth's northern hemisphere?

10. What is eccentricity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the author's main thesis statement, as summarized at the end of the book? What knowledge and experience did he use throughout the book to back up his assertions?

Essay Topic 2

What are the ramifications of Hancock's discoveries about the history of Antarctica and the South Pole? How do they relate to contemporary environmental concerns?

Essay Topic 3

What was Hancock's belief about the meaning ascribed to ancient myths and legends?

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